This volume has one broad objective: to assess gender-based inequalities with respect to
access to and control of land, financial and human capital and how these factors affect
household welfare, and food security in Kenya. It gives an insight into the negative effects of
gender inequality in resource ownership and access that manifest themselves at the micro
level and that can have significant negative impacts at the macro level. The study was
conducted in West Pokot, a rural district that lies in the North West of Kenya. The quantitative …